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Green Left Weekly issue #796, 27 May 2009
Vietnam: Tribunal tells US to compensate Agent Orange victims

BRIEF “The International Peoples’ Tribunal of Conscience sat on May 15-16 in Paris to hear testimony about the harmful effects of Agent Orange on Vietnam’s environment and population”, Thanhniemnews.com said on May 20. » Nepal: ‘Democrats’ and the struggle for democracy

Nepal’s political stalemate of sorts continues. » '21st century socialism should be socialism for human development'

Michael Lebowitz is a Canadian Marxist economist. He is the director of the “Transformative practice and human development” program at the Caracas-based left-wing think tank, the Centro Internacional Miranda. He is professor emeritus of economics at Simon Fraser University and author of Build it... » Obama continues torture regime

“I believe that we must reject torture without equivocation because it does not make us safe, it results in unreliable intelligence, it puts our troops at risk, and it contradicts core American values”, US President Barack Obama said while campaigning for the White House in March last year. » Afghani feminist MP condemns civilian massacres

Malalai Joya is the youngest elected representative to Afghan’s parliament. In 2007, she was unjustly suspended for “insulting” other members of the parliament. Joya is an opponent of the US-led occupation and a strong supporter of women’s rights. She opposes the brutal, misogynistic polices... » African lives — silent casualty of the global economic crisis

The following is a May 6 statement by the Treatment Action Campaign (South Africa), AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa, RAVANE+ PVVIH Network for the Indian Ocean Region (Mauritius) and the Grassroots Empowerment Trust (Kenya). It is reprinted from » Mark Steel: What filthy rich really means

British comedian and activist Mark Steel discusses the growing scandal about expenses claimed by British members of parliament in the article published below. The scandal is causing widespread outrage and forced the resignation of House of Commons speaker Michael Martin on May 19 — the first time ... » Palestinian MP on resistance within Israel

“We don’t live in the territories, we cannot throw stones and we cannot participate in the legitimate resistance against occupation”, Haneen Zoabi, a Palestinian member of the Israeli Knesset (parliament) told Green Left Weekly. » Sri Lanka: Genocidal war won’t bring peace

“Our motherland has been completely liberated from separatist terrorism”, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said in a May 19 “victory speech” to parliament. He was referring to the military defeat of the pro-independence Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) by the Sri Lankan Army. » White van abductions and Sri Lanka’s terror regime

“Soldiers, our race salutes you!” state the Sinhala-language slogans on huge placards plastered across Sri Lanka’s countryside. » Burma: New charges prove elections 'a sham'

On May 18, human rights activists rallied outside Australian foreign affairs minister Stephen Smith’s office in Perth to protest against the treatment of Burma’s democratically elected leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. » Cuba: Anti-homophobia day celebrated

The article below is compiled from Prensa Latina reports on May 16 and 17. » Ecuador: Farewell to Transito Amaguana — 1909-2009

The world has recently lost one of the most important leaders of the indigenous movement in Latin America. » Latin America’s socialist feminism revival

There is a revival of socialist feminism in Latin America, spearheaded by the Venezuelan and Cuban revolutions. » War veteran to Obama: ‘when will it be enough?’

The national president of the US organisation Veterans for Peace, Mike Ferner has written an open letter to US President Barack Obama published below. VFP involves veterans from past and current US wars. Its members “draw on our personal experiences and perspectives gained as veterans to raise pub... »


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